if you're traveling eastbound on 50 at kenilworth avenue, serious crash is taking away your eastbound lanes. earlier, it was affecting the westbound side as well. looks like westbound is flowing again. so far 50 eastbound at kenilworth, you're not going to be able to continue and head into the city. if you're traveling on i-270 at father hurley boulevard, not seeing any issues there. as you travel and make your way towards the spur, you're in the clear. northbound as well, no issues as you continue your commute this morning. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at traffic. back to you all. >> thank you, danella. >>> we have two traffic alerts that will affect commuters in maryland, virginia, and the district. first in the district, where mayor vincent gray will celebrate the completion of the new 11th street bridge complex that will allow drivers on the east west freeway to avoid getting on pennsylvania avenue. the new bridge will open to traffic this weekend inbound. the outbound should open later in the week. this is the largest project ddot has ever undertaken. and virginia co

the strategy is earlier this year we put in an eastbound detour. we took people heading into oakland farther to the south to clear space so that we could do this westbound detour early next year. so, as you come out of the toll plaza next year after we do the closure we will be routing traffic slightly more south to open this area up. that red triangle right there is what has to be surgically removed. it will be cut off so that we open up that area in the middle so we can put a construction crew between the bridges and build it out at the same time that we are building the rest of the bridge. that is what is allowing us to open this bridge all at one time. that is what is happening on the oakland side. bridge right now. here is a quick animation and this was the opening of eastbound and west. that is where we will be next year. then take that section out, build the new bridge and open up to traffic. if you can hold there, paul -- can you hold? it also gives you an idea of what the orientation of the bridge will be when we are ready to open it. it w

that is eastbound 50 eastbound route 2 in annapolis. this is heading towards the bay bridge.tbound, everything is open. from annapolis towards the beltway, it's ok. it is the eastbound side that is affected. it could be quite a while before this is reopened. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the funeral that has drawn the attention of millions of supporters and as many critics the north koreans braved the weather the to go to the funeral of the longtime dictator kim jong il. now the latest. >> as the military elite filled the plaza the body of kim jong- il made a grand entrance, escorted by his son and heir kim jong-il panama of the military -- and the head of the military on the other side. the car drove around p'yongyang passing by places where kim jong il used to reside and work. people displayed incredible emotion. is this a genuine? >> i cannot imagine anyone having a genuine sorrow and condolences for this leader, but they are afraid. this is staged. >> the crying is proportional to the proximity of the camera angle. the big question is, will this young twentysomething lea

because of that interstate - 80 eastbound closure.eorge: through the san mateo you can see that the commute eastbound, westbound is looking good. both are at decent levels. problem-free and exceptionally light on the southbound. >>mark: new details after the power outage at candlestick park. this was the scene as the lights went out on monday night football is called an embarrassment. they took on the steelers on national television this was the first that was caused fifth by a slice that connected to pg&e wires. it connected to a sleeve and that is currently under investigation. the second power outage was during the second quarter of the game. it could be the failed transmitters which. >> barry bonds is appealing his felony conviction of lying to a grand victorygrand jury. they say that he was providing an evasive answer he was sentenced to one a month house arrest, and two months of probation. he is appealing purified >>darya: 8:23 what you going to new year's? spend it with us. a 11:30 special. ♪ >>dan: the iowa caucus on january

it's eastbound, so noncommute. so no slowing at the scene eastbound approaching north livermore avenue. the coroner has been called to stooenl. more details on that accident coming up. >>> we are following developing news out of occupy san francisco this morning. >> san francisco police raided the encampment at justin herman plaza forcing occupiers to leave. "today in the bay's" christie smith joins us live with the lae et. >> reporter: good morning to you. crews from the department of public works in san francisco are cleaning out the encampment at justin herman plaza. we've been seeing them take out gar badge. earlier police came in and dismantled the tents. there was a lingering questioning here of the and when san francisco police would finally move in. overnight occupy sf got its answer. it was after 1:00 a.m. when police moved in. we just spoke with the police chief. what he's telling us is they gave a verbal warning to the occupiers here at justin herman plaza. he said there were about 100 people there and m

this is the accident on eastbound 50 past ritchie highway. this is traffic of old court were the west side continues to run smoothly. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. police say a man they took into custody has admitted to the slaying of a 9-year-old from fort wayne. man said he killed the girl with a blow to the head with a brick and then dismembered her body, placing the parts in freezer bags. her body was found on monday and he was a family friend who watched the girl from time to time and is charged in her murder. investigators of a suburb of dallas said a man is responsible for seven shooting deaths on christmas day. he killed his ex-wife, children, and three other relatives before turning the gun on himself. police say the family had been opening presents just before the men burst in dressed as santa claus and opened fire. thousands of nursing moms will be taking up the cost today after a woman said she was harassed for breast-feeding her song inside -- breast-feeding her son inside a target store. target has apolog

eastbound traffic still blocked the. police investigation continuing eastbound. good, alternative route might be to take new hampshire avenue. we have a big delay on the rails this morning. 20 to 30-minute delay. beltway, route one in maryland we are moving. nothing in your way. in the virginia, the beltway at robinson terminal is smooth sailing. back to you, eun, apgy. >> thank you, carol. >>> ahead, the decision that reportedly almost broke general david petraeus to quit. and the m >>> welcome back at 6:16. today, officials plan to announce one million people have visited the site since it opened three months ago. an average of about 10,000 visitors a day. visitors are required to get free passes in advance. >>> federal prosecutors are preparing criminal charges, again, to bp employees for their role in last year's deadly oil rig explosion. according to the "wall street journal," prosecutors say the employees provided false information about the safety of the rig. bp could face criminal charges, including violations of the clean water act. there are also civil

earlier accident eastbound route 50 that shut down the eastbound lanes at kenilworth avenue. that's now clear. you can continue heading eastbound on 50. however, traveling i-270 in maryland at germantown road, an accident there. police are on the scene. i'm told that it's a single vehicle crash. be aware of that as you travel southbound on i-270. traveling in virginia, not seeing any issues. i-95 at the rest area. i'll give you a travel speed northbound on i-95. from the occoquan river bridge to the beltway, travel time only 11 minutes. travel speed in that area 63 miles per hour. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at traffic. now back to you both. >>> 5:12. 56 degrees. ahead on "news 4 today," how local officials plan >>> good morning and welcome back. now to decision 2012. republican presidential candidate mitt romney is expected to pick up another key endorsement. nbc news confirms that south carolina governor nicky haley plans to endorse romney today. she is a rising star within the republican party. many presidential contenders have asked for her endorsement. sout

we start on eastbound 50. the left lane and getting by with an accident involving a tractor-trailer fire. rude 295 northbound -- route 295, have been overturned vehicle. waterville road, watch for an accident. some problems in the city along roberts street and madison avenue. we will show you some of these scenes. you can see the left lane is getting by. this is on the eastbound direction on 50 just past ritchie highway. this is traffic of 895 at 295. looks like the left lane gets by. in overturned vehicle being worked on 895. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> good morning. a smooth commit so far. no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. light rail on time. mattress subway on schedule. the eight busts is diverting. -- the eight bus is diverting because of fire. >> good morning. not too bad out there right now. it is going to feel colder as we go throughout the day. 40 degrees

this is a live shot of eastbound 236.on the left shoulder so the lanes are open but it is wall-to-wall traffic coming in out of gainesville at this point. eastbound 66 gridlocked out of gainesville. we've got slow traffic leaving cent areville with another incident at 28 on the shoulder and then more slow traffic after 123 headed towards the capital beltway. very much a tough go trying to get past this incident here at business 4. you can see the flashing lights there, v-d.o.t. still on the scene blocking that left shoulder. we'll update the ride on the other side of town coming inbound on route 50 this morning approaching 197 here in bowie. authorities checking for the accident scene here. 50 will slow as you travel inside the beltway at 202 at cheverly headed down towards new york avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> we are taking a look at today's my fox half off deal right now. $15 gets you a dozen gourmet cupcakes. you can pick any flavor you want from the classic happy birthday van

eastbound remains closed.more on this situation in silver spring coming up in my next report. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. s alright everybody, get your heads up. now when i was in the military, i learned that if you stand together, you can stand up to anything! no matter where i was deployed, i always knew that somebody had my back! you boys are your own band of brothers! you have each other! just like i had navy federal credit union... 24/7... live customer support! let's go! let's go! 3 1/2 million members. 3 1/2 million stories. navy federal credit union. >>> at 6:30, we're following breaking news out of montgomery county. two women are dead after a car crash on university boulevard east just north of piney branch road. a third woman was seriously hurt. jessica doyle just spoke to the montgomery county police captain. we'll get an update from her in a moment. and monika will tell us about the impact regarding your morning commute. she'll have that on traffic. thanks for joining us and starting

slow on i-66 eastbound. two accidents, first one is at 234 business and it is blocking the left lane. you're slowing making your way towards this accident. the second is if you continue further up to 70 towards sully road, you're going to see an accident there, as well. i'll show you the back up. eastbound very slow. after you pass the accident, 66 looks much better. and seeing some conguston on i-270, i'll give you a live look right now at west montgomery. yo accidents on the spur lane. back to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> time is 6:12. after the caps break, bruce boudreau's new job. >>> and the uncomfortable meeting that could decide whether herman cain gives up his pursuit [ baby coughing ] [ coughing continues ] [ female announcer ] more pollution from power plants means more childhood asthma attacks. [ labored breathing ] there's technology that makes the air cleaner, but too many plants don't use it. we can't wait. epa must update power plant standards to protect our kids. [ baby coughing ] >>> a li

even eastbound 80 closed, no estimated time of opening at this point.truckee, but points beyond you will find stopped traffic. closer to home if you are expecting someone out of sacramento on the capital corridor train that is cancelled next train up is on time. walnut creek southbound looking good 680 towards 24. san jose folks have traffic headed 280 northbound towards the cupertino area. pretty much holiday light at this time. abc7news.com/traffic if you would like the latest. >>> 6:53. striking nurses at nine sutter health hospitals will not to work when their strike ends in a few minutes. sutter hospitals will lock them out for another day to bring in replacement nurses. it is the second time in three months the nurses have walked the picket lines over contract negotiations. last time a patient died at the hands of' place nurse at alta based summit the hospital admits the replacement nurse made a fatal mistake. >>> arson investigators will try to term the cause of massive building fire yesterday that turned a neighborhood into an inferno. >> amy ho

. >>> have a report of an accident eastbound on 66 near 234 in manassas.fter that, 66 will slow through centreville and not too bad as you approach the beltway. for '95 is university boulevard is looking pretty good. --495 is looking pretty good. no significant -- significant delay is that -- on 270. >> thank you, steve. >>> d.c. and virginia will lay out their plans to deal with snow and ice this winter. vincent gray and district leaders will put the city's winter weather plan to test. >>> vdot will discuss their preparation as well. it is 6:12 and 37 degrees. >> why the federal government wants to give away millions. >> plus, bruce boudreau opens up whiwhy he should have been fired in what is next. >> president obama and the first family will be out here later today to help light the national christmas tree. we will have details on the big at bank of america we're lending and investing in the people and communities who call greater washington, d.c. home. from supporting an organization that helps new citizens find their way... to proudlyupporting our was

eastbound is still closed. that is where the accident happened at the intersection of university boulevard and piney branch road near langley drive. two young women are this morning. they are possibly and in their late teens or early 20's. there were three women in the car. the third young woman has been taken to the cost littl hospital with non- life threatening injuries, we believe. there is a vehicle on top of a brick retaining wall that's about four feet tall. as we get closer to accident, it is a mess of mangled metal resting on that wall. police kept all drivers to produce a clearer this area as accident constructors' do their job to try to figure out what happened this morning. they don't yet know if speed or alcohol were factors in this and early-morning crash that happened at around 3:00 a.m. haley harrison reporting from silver spring, abc 7 news. >>> steve has some other spots to watch for this morning. it has been a busy morning. >> it has. we will start with a look of an accident scene. you can see

as you can see we're still blocking your eastbound lane of 50. only one left lane getting by this incident. back to you. >>> well, she's only 8 years old and this morning she's the center of attention in israel. why they're targeting this little girl and what she has to say about that and how the israeli government is now trying to protect her. >> also a train that mirrors the bullet train in japan. a super speed test has got people from one point to another faster than ever before. we go around the world as we continue. >>> well the world's largest producer of electronic locomotives in southern china has launched its first superspeed train test. the train can travel up to 600 miles an hour. it's the latest addition to the china railway high speed series. it's completely different from mass produced commercial trains because its main function is to establish a testing platform for establishing a reliable system. >>> remembering felicia barns one year later. what's planned tonight in her honor. >> and child sex abuse scandals become one of the big

78 he 0 to northbound 680 -- eastbound 6 -- 780 to northbound 680 you may want to consider eastbound80 to help -- to ed up towards the junction. benicia bridge slowing eastbound 780 connector past 680 it is -- it is fine. we've been following occupy protesters, 7th street closed in oakland as well in northbound 880, 7th street off-ramp, you need to avoid that for the time being. on 880 south traffic flowing well. bart reporting no delays if you are taking mass transit golden gate ferry tart their winter schedule today and we'll check out the about toll, metering lights just turned on a couple minutes ago. so far the back-up only applies to the cash-paying lanes. go to abc7news.com/traffic for the latest. >>> 6:19. >>> finals week got a student facing a big test? before they pick up the pencil they may want to pick up some gum. >>> call this a basketbrawl the big fall out for two ne [ male announcer ] it's a rule of nature. you don't decide when vegetables reach the peak of perfection. the vegetables do. at green giant, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fa

an accident eastbound 42 at mariner's island.s you come off the san mateo bridge into san mateo county, all lanes remain shut down as chp clears it out of the roadway. a vehicle was driving the wrong way westbound on the eastbound lanes. so again, eastbound 92 at mariner's island, the lanes are blocked right now until they clear there. chp says within the next few minutes everything should be reopened up. san mateo bridge still not affected too badly as you come out of the hayward area. it is slow as you approach that area near mariner's island. westbound highway 4, no problems. altamont pass, free and clear. 14 minutes 580 from the altamont pass to 680. once you get to 680, good through walnut creek as well and the dublin interchange. a couple of cars approaching the toll plaza. metering lights are off. clear across the upper deck into san francisco. lower deck no troubles to report. and no road work right now. so free and clear as well. as you head out of marin county. typically, we have some on the northbound side of 101 but n

accident eastbound 980 may be blocking lanes. mass transit looking good. >> a lot of people heading into the city to do some final day christmas shopping. >> talking about yourself? [ laughter ] >> it's another christmas. i'm late. >>> with less than a week until christmas, we have something to brighten your monday morning. >> you can find this holiday home in petaluma a member of the city of lights hall of fame. we'll show you christmas lights around the bay area this week and we would like to see yours. so upload them to our facebook page or email us at mornings@cbs5.com. >> it is 5:56. in the next half hour, congress and countrywide scandal involving several lawmakers. >> plus a scary accident at an east bay church. what happened minutes before a van plowed into the building. >>> finally the bay bridge's main cable will be installed this week. we'll tell you more about the unique process and what you can expect to see. those details coming up. van. the special holiday service that ended mome >>> part of a bay area church destr

latest crash to and up is eastbound on 50 at 704. away from the beltway but the two right lanes are closed. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> we would like to take this time to thank dolores hurst for sending these ornaments to the fox 5 christmas tree. aren't they beautiful? the snow make and the little wreath on the left there. really cute. thank you. and remember, we will donate this tree and all the ornaments you send in to a worthy group here in the d.c. region. >>> nowd like to donate an ornament to the fox 5 christmas tree, send it to the address on your screen. reen. >>> the capital christmas tree all decked out in the holiday finery. check it out. there you go. the tree lighting ceremony last night. house speaker john bain are and 7-year-old johnny crawford from california slipped the switch. the tree shorted out a few minutes later but after a few quick repairs, things are working again. the tree by the way is from california. >>> get a good start this morning with toe-tapping fun. >> we have a little bit of

to railroad. -- eastbound 4 from bail to railroad eastbound closed this afternoon. speeds on 101. no troubles on 880. northbound 280 through downtown san jose nice through there. live look at conditions through 880/237. just a few cars making that connector there. but so far, so good. and mass transit is right on time no delays for bart, ace, muni and caltrain and your ferries. remember kcbs once you do hit the roads. they're our radio partners. and you can find them at 740-am and 106.9-fm. that's a look at your drive. back to you guys. >> it has been kind of empty but i like it. >> me, too. >>> thank you. more than 1600 people who have sued the government claiming that the smoke and dust at ground zero made them sick are now facing a tough decision. they have until january 2 to decide if they want to drop their lawsuits so they can qualify for federal assistance. to be considered for aid, applicants must give up their right to sue over 9/11 health problems forever. however, they won't know for months how much money they will eventually receive from the government p

. >>> new overturned crash reported eastbound 237 zanker eastbound direction on the shoulder. i put a couple sensors in for you 48 miles an hour shows eastbound direction, 46 miles per hour in the westbound direction. at this point no big impact we'll be watching this as the accident stays out there. san mateo bridge is fine, roads have been bit. a few spin-out nose major problems here quiet -- 680 walnut creek. >>> 6:09. >> paying a political price just ahead the east bay school officials who are being targeted for recall. decision they made that left a community fuming. >> gift of transportation. the program giving several bay area families cars for christmas. clcu clcu and even though you do what you can to take care of it, sometimes you want to give your immune system some support. try new airborne chewable tablets. each serving contains 14 vitamins, minerals and herbs... including zinc, echinacea, ginger, and a blast of vitamin c. it's the easy, great-tasting way to help support your immune system. airborne. in fast-acting effervescent formula, and new super-convenient ch

eastbound 50 at route 2 is a tractor trailer fire. just the left lane is getting by. the disease about heading toward the bay bridge. >> 43 degrees. >> a violent strikes a neighborhood when a young rapper is murdered in the street. >> bear less than a week away from the iowa caucuses. it is getting more heated on the campaign trail. what t [ snoring ] [ thunder crasass ] [ snoring ] [ thunder crashes ] [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] vicks nyquil cold anflflu. the nighttime, sniffling sneezing, coughing aching, fever, best sleep you ever got with a cold... medicine. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] vicks dayquil. defeats 5 cold & flu symptoms. ♪ ♪ >> investigators are searching for the commanding a shot and killed a local rap musicians. he was getting into his car on stuart lane when a man approached and opened fire. frank diggy struggled and died. >> a management center is facing drug and gun charges. prosecutors say he illegally prescribed more than 800,000 pills last year. he has no medical license. he was also arrested. people drove hundreds of miles to obtain the drugs.

even though the eastbound lanes are blocked, towards brisbane you can probably get around it.hat's the only major thing we have now. there is roadwork on the peninsula as well. east 92 connection ramp to northbound 280 shutdown until 7:00 this morning. a daughter is in place. you can get the latest -- a detour is in place. you can get the latest information by going to abc7news.com/traffic. >>> next, the most annoying word in fact the most annoying several words of 2011. >>> he may have led an army of 300 against tens of thousands, but actor gerard butler is no match for -- [ unintelligible ] that's "america's money." i'm rob nelson. the droid razr by motorola. the newest droid armed with motocast. granting you wireless access to files on your home computer from almost anywhere. 4g lte equipped to pull pictures, music, and movies. all at mind-melting speeds. powered by verizon, this droid is too powerful to fall into the wrong hands. hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> good morning. 5:22 t

roadwork eastbound 24 from oak hill through central lafayette left lane closed. the caldecott tunnel all lanes reopened. bay bridge no trouble spots right now. you're clear at the pay gates. metering lights are off. on the flip side though, eastbound we're going to see some roadwork later on today so expect some delays until about 2:00. >>> 4:40. >>> coming up, new occupy plans for the rose parade. >> plus, got a parking ticket? why you might not have to pay that fine. >>> and it's not fit to drink the water. [ indiscernible ] a county monitoring a landlord caught bleaching his tenants' water coming up. rental >>> a cbs 5 investigation has led to safer drinking water for some east bay residents. people in rental homes in hayward get their water from wells. the water was contaminated with coliform bacteria there. the landlord was treating the well water by pouring cups of full household clorox bleach. county health inspectors admit it's been a low priority. >> we had them under some monitoring in years past but have since sort of, you know, fallen off the map here

overnight accident cleanup almost completed eastbound route 50 at route 2. now getting word of an accident on the clair barton parkway. i'll have that coming up in my next report at 5:48. >> it is sure beginning to look a lot like new year's eve. crews finishing up hoisting the big giant crystal ball that will drop at the stroke of midnight to usher in 2012. organizers say that year's design pattern features friends holding hands from around the world. >> we're actually installing the waterford crystals on the ball. >> about a million people could fill times square for the big countdown. among the entertainers on schedule, drake, justin bieber and lady gaga. >>> hundreds of thousands of people expected to ring in the new year up the road in baltimore. a small family owned company called image engineering is busy putting the finishing touches on the lights, lasers and pyrotechnics for the inner harbor celebration. operating out of the nondescript warehouse, image engineering has worked on three super bowl shows and countless big name concerts and has done spe

eastbound university at lorain avenue. use caution in that area. taking the beltway, right now two of your right lanes are blocked at connecticut avenue. this is just before the exit, and we're already starting to see delays as you make your way. look here, early morning right now, this is colesville road, and you can see very slowly trying to make their way to connecticut avenue. got to stick to the left to get by that accident. traveling 395 southbound at washington boulevard, two left lanes are blocked there. joe, back to you. >> thanks very much. >>> we have more on the breaking traffic news danella mentioned out of silver spring this morning where a major roadway is closed after a tree fell across it. dale drive is closed right at colesville road. news 4's angie goff is live on the scene with the latest. angie, good morning. >> good morning, joe. good to see you. danella has probably been a very busy lady. we know when the rain is pouring down, it's going to impact our traffic. take a look behind me. what we're dealing with here on the 1300 bl

the chp also tells me this has not created any delay for the eastbound ride. they say because it is early morning, people already have on their headlights. the visibility issues are not as bad as they will be if later this morning the lights are still out. the bridge is under a fog advisory. we should see the incline section right about here. that is not the only bridge covered by a fog advisory. coke >>erica: the orange indicates less than half mile visibility. it is affecting most of the bay area. temperatures are a mix of '40's and '50's. 50 degrees right now for those of you and novato. into the afternoon we have very similar conditions compared to what we saw yesterday. mostly cloudy but we will see sunshine. we have low sixties in the south bay. a degree cooler in a bottle and 50 expected for downtown san francisco. turning our attention to future cast 4 we have the possibility for wet weather, especially north of the golden gate. we have green on the screen just north of santa rosa. by lunch we could see showers in petaluma. by 2:00 p.m. it could cross

for people heading eastbound they going to run into that injury crash. almost towards west ground not bad. i-80 berkeley getting crowded westbound drive time 22 minutes from the carquinez bridge. a lot of brake lights on 680 in walnut creek. a couple accidents near north main one may still be blocking around the stretch the second lane from the left it does look like things are very slow there. also, the south bay where a pedestrian was hit on alem rock which is closed now at sunny slope avenue. you can check outwx our ride by going to abc7news.com/traffic. >>> about 200 workers have lost their jobs at a steel mill in berkeley. immigrant rights advocates blame the holiday firings on a silent raid by federal agents. the company had no choice after immigration and custom agents audited the firm's payroll documents. the names of 200 workers didn't matsch up with the social security numbers -- didn't match up with the social security numbers they submitted to the company. some say leaving the u.s. is not an option. >> for us it is impossible to go to mexico

here's the view eastbound at cedar lane. can see your lanes getting filled, packed up, and you are starting to get bumper to bumper heading eastbound on i-66. taking the inner loop of the beltway getting busy here too at colesville road. your delays are starting right around new hampshire avenue as you make your way towards georgia avenue. on i-95, look at this. the traffic as you make your way past the occoquan, you are bumper to bumper heading northbound. not seeing any problems in the hov lane, but very slow as you make your way onto 395 traveling all the way from the occoquan and connecting onto 395. now back to you both. >> all right, danella. thanks so much. >>> the eastbound lanes of route 50 are back open after a wrong way crash. this is near kenilworth avenue. as you can see the car is completely destroyed. both drivers were taken to the hospital. so far no arrests have been made. >>> 6:33 now. good news for federal workers this morning. it appears congress will avoid a government shutdown after all. the house and s

there are lanes lot of the sky way eastbound at fourth street. it started as a minor accident but a fluid still means that lanes are blocked and traffic is backed up beyond the interchange towards the candlestick cause sleep. even the 280 extension is also going to be slow. i have another hot spot on the nimitz, i will of the bolt coming up. >>darya: here is a look at your 7 day around the bay forecast. it is a cold morning. we are stuck, like a broken record. 60 and below for the next few days. we have a slight chance of showers coming towards the end of the weekend. >>mark: the golden state warriors could be trying to move to san francisco. there are reports that there are discussing a new arena near at&t park. the facility would open before the 2017- 2018 season. the new owners spoke about the need to replace oracle arena since buying the team in july of last year. they also had discussions with oakland mayor jean quan about building a new arena. >>darya: the sharks are back in the win column. the team combined for 34 penalty minutes and a mis

eastbound 580 at north first street in livermore, a fatal accident.lanes blocked, lots of activity for the investigation all on the right shoulder. still seeing green on our sensors so traffic okay in both directions eastbound being the noncommute direction. westbound 80 at pinole valley road wrapping up an accident here. was in the two right lanes. they should pushing it over to the right shoulder. sluggish on the westbound side of 80. we are also dealing with road construction this morning in the south bay. northbound 880 old bayshore highway to 280, various lanes blocked until at least 6:30. we are seeing yellow there so speeds dipping to around 40 miles per hour. a quick bridge check. golden gate bridge problem- free, no delays out of marin county. looking good at the bay bridge. no delays across either deck. that's a look at your morning drive. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> a man in fremont has donated sperm and fathered more than a dozen children in the past few years but apparently the fda doesn't approve. he started doing it in 2004. he

westbound traffic hooking good, eastbound light out of san francisco.golden gate bridge light this morning out of marin county. heads-up, caltrans is going to be closing the lower half of the park and ride lot in mill valley until december 26th. a if you less spots. but it is -- a few less spots. westbound install reported not causing bridge crews end to -- en route to that out of the way. >> new dispute in washington that would mean higher taxes foreyou come the first of the year. >>> also, -- protecting your credit why you may want to be more selective about your friends on facebook. >>> a look at what you can expect if you are hoping to ski tahoe for the holidays. [ unintelligible ] >>> forget your remote the new tvs that will do more than just change the channel. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> welcome back. 5:12. you are looking live at the embarcadero. lots of action on the bay bridge on the new span. but don't look while you are driving. >>> new warning to facebook users. your friends may be able to hurt your credit

eastbound lanes on u.s. rte. 50 are closed at this hour. this is a live picture from the scene. this tractor-trailer is leaking some unknowns substance. it closed the eastbound lane shortly after 4:00. there is no word when the road will be open. the backup is at least 7 miles long right now. >> and hartford county teacher allegedly claimed she was dying of cancer is accused of fraud. >> the people making the accusations are other hartford county school employees. after raising thousands of dollars, they learned the teacher was not sick at all. >> we are told that charges are pending. sheriff's deputies have not released the teacher's name. they are the beginning of their investigation. the alleged fraud was reported december 12 by a school employee. >> concern for a teacher at baker field elementary school has changed to endure. co-workers -- has changed to anger. co-workers wonder if they were duped. >> we had a victim of reported to our agency that there was a co-worker that she worked with who was stating that she had cancer. this victim and several of her co-workers alleged

eastbound, everything is open. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:42 36 degrees in d.c. >> surveillance video catches a piece of vandalizing christmas decorations in prince george's county -- catches a grinch. >>> checking our top stories, a man is dead after a crash that shut down part of the capital beltway last night. kevin hannet from laurel. this was near colesville road. he was speeding and was taken to hospital, where he died. >>> family and friends held a vigil for did bill hyattsville been killed in a car crash yesterday in langley park. -- for two hyattsville women. jenice richards, 22, and tamara nicole johnson 19. >>> republicans will be crossing in iowa headed for votes. mitt romney is the front runner. >>> new orleans police trying to find out what caused a deadly 40-car pileup. two men were killed in the crash on a busy interstate. dozens of others were injured some critically. the highway was shut down for hours. and drivers a there was low visibility because of fog or smoke. >>> 331 prisoners were ab

eastbound 92 connector to northbound 280 closed until 7:00 this morning so stick with 101 instead. and if you are take be the san mateo bridge this morning, off to a good start. no delays between hayward or foster city and no accidents or roadwork in the south bay. here's a live look at 280 northbound. cruising through downtown. remember kcbs once you do hit the roads. they're our radio partners. and you can find them at 740-am and 106.9-fm. that's traffic. back to you. >> nice commute this morning, gianna. >> yes. >>> foster city police are investigating a homicide for the first time in five years. a maid found the body of 71- year-old klaus gachter in his home on waterbury lane friday afternoon. police say they don't believe the case is a random act of violence. so far there are no suspects or people of interest. investigators aren't releasing details of the crime scene including the cause of death. but there are reports that he was found lying in a pool of blood. >>> police are looking for three armed men they say stormed a cupertino jewelry store in a brazen heist monday mornin

drive time only 14 minutes across from 880 to 101 headlights look great as well making their way eastbound into hayward. >>> 5:09. >> next the two bay area newspapers that are getting a new owner. >>> challenge california's dream act could pose to the state's economy. >>> the preparations underway at the crossroads of the world. new york's new year's eve bash. beth!

fatal accident in livermore eastbound 580 direction not causing a big delay. no problems at the bay bridge toll. bart reporting no delays. we'll stay on top of that this morning. >>> serving up a chilly morning 4:31 thank you for joining us i'm kristen sze. >>> i'm eric thomas. right now the embarcadero is packed with police cars as officers move in to justin herman plaza. this after the city repeatedly warned protesters that the camp was illegal and offered to move them to another location. katie marzullo is live near the scene. >> reporter: good morning the police presence still incredibly strong. their work is done now it is up to the department of public works to cleanup justin herman plaza. take a live look behind us so you can get a glimpse what is happening right now. a lot of men in yellow vests cleaning up. the police chief told us moments ago, that the department would do a good job of separating actual belongings from the vast amount of trash that is out here. and people will be allowed to claim their belongings later. the protesters have something

on the eastbound side of route 50, right here at route 2. it is near the perole area. keep that in mind for your travel plans out here on route 50. let's take a look at the route 50 area. ok at rowe boulevard out of annapolis on the westbound side of route 50. back over to the maps, this time, let's take a look at 270. no problems out of frederick. good on the beltway north of town through silver spring. live look at the beltway at the american legion bridge. no problem here on the west side of town traveling between tysons and bethesda. coming up in my next report, i'll update you on the situation on route 50 at 4:55. >>> a party in upland, california, ends with a fight, a house fire and a wropl critically injured when firefighters got to the house, they say they found a woman stabbed while dozens of people were brawling in the front yard. the house was burning, all while this is going on. police are still trying to sort out the events about what happened and when. >>> two thieves get away with hundreds of dollars in clothes from a pennsylvania marshall's store and po

this is the accident on eastbound 50 past ritchie highway. this is traffic of old court were the west side continues to run smoothly. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. police say a man they took into custody has admitted to the slaying of a 9-year-old from fort wayne. man said he killed the girl with a blow to the head with a brick and then dismembered her body, placing the parts in freezer bags. her body was found on monday and

eastbound i-66 will be closed and three lanes of the belt way. the inner loop will also be closed as they open the flyover ramp. as for the old ramp, the ramp being used now on i-66, it will be destroyed. reporting live in fairfax county, i'm jane watrel. back to you in the studio. >> thank you. >>> the second big traffic story this afternoon, the 11th street bridge will be open for business. beginning sunday, the first span of the bridge will start carrying traffic from 25 inbound into downtown washington. this morning, the mayor joined transportation officials for a ribbon cutting. it's the largest project v-dot has under taken. when it's finished, it will allow drivers to get on northbound i-295 without having to get off on pennsylvania avenue. >> it's going to be great. i live in hill crest. i have lived there my whole live. the transportation is a nightmare, a true nightmare. >> the inbound freeway bridge opens to traffic on sunday. the bridge is set to open next week and the third span will open in a year from now. >>> the federal governmen

a stall eastbound 80.ading away from the bay bridge around the albany exit. a stall sound like it may be blocking one lane. not as many for the westbound direction, which is moving smoothly. i have an accident on the screen as well. i'll tell you about that in the next report coming up. >>> 6:30 now. earlier today north korea announced the leader kim jong il died of a heart attack on saturday. and this morning security analysts say there are questions about the stability of the country in the wake of his death. north korea now says his son, kim jong un will secede him. they think the younger kim will face opposition from more senior officials. >>> it is 6:31 now. police believe a hells angel accused of killing another member in october has resurfaced in the south bay. now officers are asking for your help to find him. today in the bay's bob redell joins us live in the newsroom with the details. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning, laura. san jose police are hoping you'll take a look hat this photo

eastbound traffic is increasing a little bit but not enough to cause a delay. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> we have a few delays on the buses. 3, 5, 55 buses operating with delays. a diversion at charles and preston. marc trains looking good. on monday, local buses will be on late sunday and holiday schedule. light rail on it sunday holiday schedule. no marc trains or commuter bus trains on monday. i am kurt kronke. now back to ava marie. good morning. >> thank you. good morning. a couple of days away from the holiday. dry conditions. we have clouds in place north and west of baltimore. we will see clearing as we had through the rest of the day. a cold front is moving over the area. tabriz's are dropping down in the western mountains. -- temperatures are dropping down. a new storm system forming along the tail end of our cold front. looking back over the south. heavy rain in texas back into western tennessee. this will move north and

so please be very careful heading eastbound on the bay bridge. the westbound lights seem to be okay. so yeah, heading out to the airport, oakland airport not reporting delays in their flights so that's good news but i'm also surprised because we were there in the sfo area and it was foggy there. but it's patchy fog and that's probably one good word to describe this morning's fog is that it's patchy. you will encounter heavy thick fog on the highway an all of a sudden it's clear again and then heavy fog again. chp just issued a heavy fog advisory for the richmond/san rafael bridge. so please be very careful. give yourself some extra time give on the highways. thankfully, frank, grace, we don't see any accidents on 101 as we were driving up and down the bay so that's good news but if more people are waking up getting out their doors to go to work, there might be more drivers on the road so please be very careful. slow down and give yourself some extra room from the car in front of you. back to you. >> thank you. >>> firefighters are still in the be

livermore still following eastbound 580.first a deadly accident overnight is out of lanes, but the investigation continues. an easy drive out of the altamont pass. we'll move to the san mateo bridge. a clear crew crossing the water. back to you. >> still looks good to me, mike. >>> amazon.com paying you not to shop? that is the deal. for details on that, we return to brian shactman live at cnbc world headquarters. >> good morning. a fascinating story. i'll get to it in a second. i want to point out futures have slipped a little bit. we're basically flat to slightly lower at this hour following a second day where the markets really failed to hold on to gains. investors continue to focus on europe. reports say the leaders there are talking a about creating two separate bailout funds to contain the region's debt crisis. u.s. treasury secretary tim geithner on day two of his european vacation, meeting with french president nicolas sarkozy in paris ahead of friday's eu summit. the dow was up 52 points tuesday to 12,150. "the new

the eastbound, everything is open. everything doing pretty well in springfield.re was an earlier accident, but that was cleared away quickly. no delays all the way to springfield and continuing on to 395. lanes open. here's a look at the weather. >>> here's a look at the forecast. temperatures today well into the fifties, holding in the '50s tomorrow. 54 degrees on sunday, first day of 2012. then a cold front. much colder on monday. windy on tuesday and wednesday as in the 30's. it's enjoyable the mild weather today. it makes a lot of folks happy. including me. >> happy 2012.

they should be reopened in about five minutes so it looks like number one in the westbound and eastbound lanes are shut down and you can see on the west hand side of your screen this seems to this is a big-rig blocking one of the lanes near high street and you can come up on it quickly. somebody working here said it was sort of an accident waiting to happen so be aware of it on 880. and a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, traffic is looking nicely here is rosemary. >>> although it has not been assed about giving a live look depending on where you live but we had a bit of an on shore flow which was enough to bring us a little bit in the way of patchy frost as well as frost. so you may be scraping a windshield if you have someplace to be early but if you don't have a scraper, a credit card works in an emergency. pull-- napa checking in at 47 and to sum it up, 1 to 2-degree change and inland areas right around the bay because of this on shore flow we are beginning to see when we get the moisture we will get the fog and let's look at this developing on the coastline. i have not seen this in

new crash eastbound 80 to eastbound 4 possibly blocking a lane. >>> 5:39. >> the new year will bringin san francisco. a record store survived the digital age of music. now the owners say it sometime to find a new groove. >>> what do they know about you and why? the lawsuit trying to get homeland security to come clean about the information it gathers onn ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios. want whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. it's a win win. good? [ crunching, sipping ] be happy. be healthy. can i try yours? >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> good morning. an internet watchdog group is suing the department of homeland security. the electric twrofpb nick privacy information center wants to know what the agency is doing with information it gathers on facebook, twitter and other social med

some slowing now eastbound 50 as you make the way from arnold as motorists get by using just one left lane. the tractor trailer fire u.s. 50 at u.s. route 2. >>> her case remains unsolved exactly one year later. they're planning a rally continue remembering felicia barns. she went missing while visiting family here in baltimore. she was found two months later in the river. >> called to action, they hope tonight's rally will keep felicia's murder in the spotlight. there's still no arrest in the case and they hope to bring attention to all the other missing children and adults in baltimore. she disappeared while visiting her sister at her northwest baltimore apartment. her body was found four months later. police say she was murdered but never said how and no suspects were ever named in the case. barns was an honor roll student and star athlete. she lived in north carolina and today her high school will be planting a tree in her honor. tun solved murder case has sparked a lot of attention. family, friends, even strangers have come out to rally for felicia over the last year. it starts a

if you're leaving the district into prince george's county, eastbound route 50 is closed on the avenue of an accident. if you are leaving have a in situ maryland, you're heading here. it works best for you have options. it'll be a good idea right now. it is in found on 50 approaching this. they did have two left lanes blocked. inbound we are ok. on the other side of the roadway, we are all right. ease there was the closure of 197. it was an accident that took down a utility pole. wires came down with it. the road is still close. we will head over to springfield and see how we are doing on 95. south should be out of the voluntarily. right now we are good. the age of the lanes are open early. back to you. >>> thank you. we bought it back with you in a little bit. it is 58 degrees. >> closure for the family of a local utility worker who has been missing for nearly two weeks. they found the body of the check. >>> squaring off for the final time before the iowa caucuses. we have a look back a ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] light up your season with a brighter, whiter smile. with cst 3d white